tomPietrowskiDon't pick a boot. Your best bet I going to a boot fitter and have home select the best boot for you. It may be a full tilt or it may be somthing completely differnt. It all comes down to fit an what you need from a boot.
Skis wise sure take a look get to know the shapes and techs but if you can always demo before you buy.
This. I had Full Tilts for awhile (mainly because I thought they were cool) and they fit my feet fine but they just weren't meant for my foot or my leg, I kept finding myself getting reverse shin bang from leaning forward on butters and stuff. I went to try on a bunch on Thursday and tried on Salomon's, Nordica's, more Full Tilt's, and Lange's. I ended up loving the Salomon's so I'm really pumped. They are actually the same size as my old Full Tilt's. Basically what I'm trying to say is there is more to a boot then the features and even size too. The Salomon's and Full Tilt's were the same size but the Salomon's feel wayyyy better for me.